In a recent analysis, Otaola has expressed his firm stance regarding Cuban immigration, especially focusing on those who come to the United States for economic reasons. According to him, it is crucial to deport immigrants who have not fled political repression, but have come with the aim of improving their economic situation.
Otaola argues that US authorities should focus on deporting those immigrants with criminal records, as well as those who have declared themselves communists. In his opinion, these individuals should not qualify for any immigration status at this time. โThey should be told 'up, back,' because they are economic immigrants,โ he says forcefully.
Otaolaโs criticism extends to the way the United States handles immigration from Cuba. He believes the country should not have special treatment for a nation that does not operate normally. โCuba is not a normal country,โ he emphasizes, suggesting that the Cuban regime has encouraged an uncontrolled exodus to blackmail the United States. According to him, the Cuban government should be the one to dictate which immigrants are accepted, rather than the United States asking them.
Otaola proposes a radical solution: โstop askingโ the Cuban regime and simply deport those who do not meet the requirements. He imagines a โmother shipโ that takes migrants back to Cuba without asking permission, using a platform to disembark those who have arrived without political motives. โWhat are they going to do to that mother ship when it enters the Cuban platform? What Cuban coast guard officer would dare to shoot at it?โ he asks, suggesting that the answer would be zero.
The presenter also stresses that many of the immigrants who came to the United States did not do so for political reasons, but to improve their quality of life. โThat is an economic immigrant,โ he argues, and criticizes those who have declared themselves uninterested in politics. He insists that all those who declare themselves to be economic immigrants should be sent back to Cuba, even suggesting that they be allowed to take their belongings, such as generators and solar panels.
โIt would be nice,โ Otaola concludes, referring to the idea of โโeconomic immigrants returning to their country of origin with a little help to improve their situation. His proposal, although controversial, reflects a feeling of frustration with the current situation of Cuban immigration in the United States and the impact it has on the countryโs immigration policy.
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